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Council approves variance for covered patio at 111 Davis Street
Summary
The Board of Adjustment approved a variance for a covered patio at 111 Davis Street after the property owner’s contractor said the house’s U‑shaped hip roof made attaching a standard patio impractical; the board cited zoning setback rules that prompted the variance request.
The Board of Adjustment approved a variance allowing a covered patio at 111 Davis Street, after staff said the request had been denied by code enforcement under the city’s setback rules. Chair (speaker 2) described the denial, saying, “Our code enforcement officer denied the request because the zoning ordinance section 27.20.3 states, carports, garages, or other accessory buildings located within the rear portion of the lot as heretofore described shall not be located closer than 15 feet to the main building nor near than 8 feet to any side lot.”
The property owner’s contractor, who identified himself as Josh, told the board the house’s layout creates a “dead valley” that makes a standard patio attachment “architecturally impossible without significant structural remodel,” and urged the board to approve a semi‑detached covered patio instead. A council member moved to approve the variance, the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor with no recorded opposition.
The approval was conditioned in discussion on the project’s plan and guttering details raised by the contractor and the board; no separate appeal or amendment was recorded at the meeting.
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